Funny Girl - PART 1

Well don’t even think about “raining on our Parade” this week … as we shake our Fanny and review 1968’s Funny Girl. (did you see what I did there?) This film marks review # 15 of the AFI list of Greatest Movie Musicals of all time.Funny Girl is an American biographical musical film directed by William Wyler; with music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill and written by Isobel Lennart, adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. The film stars Barbra Streisand (in her film debut reprising her Broadway role) as Fanny Brice, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Allen and Mae Questel. "I feel so many pop stars have to prove themselves as real Actors. I think Barbra did it with this movie, Cher has done it, I feel like Lady Gaga is still fighting that battle. Its almost like they have to achieve more to be taken seriously" "Here we go again with the beautiful costumes and stylists that are working on Barbra's whole look... is this really the1920's or is this 1970's style that is hinting at the 20's. I think we take liberties because we are expecting to see BARBRA in a Barbra film""I will say, when people hear and think of 'Don't Rain On My Parade" ... I think they think of Fanny Brice and Funny Girl, but when they hear 'People' they think specifically of Barbra Streisand"